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In contrast, traditional Catholic churches serve vast numbers of people who have little or nothing in common, and they are often impersonal supermarkets for the sacraments.

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Penny Lernoux
Age: 49 †
Born: 1940
Born: January 6
Died: 1989
Died: October 9
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